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Post-Conflict Economic Recovery: A Framework for Sustainable Growth
This paper presents a comprehensive framework for economic recovery in post-conflict settings, drawing on evidence from twelve countries across three decades.
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Research-Driven Development
for a Self-Reliant Future
Ibn-e-Sina Research and Development Organization is an independent, diaspora-led knowledge institution that connects global expertise, evidence, and coordination to enable sustainable development in post-conflict settings worldwide.
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Core Challenge
Sustainable progress in Afghanistan requires coordination, not isolated effort
Afghanistan does not lack ideas or talent. The deeper problem is fragmentation: institutions working separately, plans that do not connect, scattered data, and weak institutional memory.
When expertise, evidence, and delivery remain disconnected, even strong initiatives lose impact. ISRAND exists to connect those pieces into a durable development system.
About ISRANDDisconnected Planning
Institutions often plan in parallel rather than together, leading to duplication, weak sequencing, and conflicting priorities.
Fragmented Knowledge
Critical information is rarely shared in a usable, structured way, leaving policy and programmes to rely on assumptions instead of evidence.
Institutional Memory Loss
When projects end or staff rotate, valuable knowledge disappears and institutions are forced to start again from scratch.
Short-Termism
Immediate pressures crowd out long-term systems building, even though lasting progress depends on continuity and coordination.
Our Mission
Research-driven, coordinated development for a self-reliant Afghanistan
ISRAND replaces fragmentation with structure, assumptions with evidence, and isolation with collaboration so institutions can plan and deliver with greater confidence.
Policy Direction
We support development strategy with realistic, evidence-based policy thinking aligned to long-term national needs.
Connecting Expertise
We connect Afghan expertise, diaspora knowledge, and practical field realities so solutions are both credible and usable.
Practical Solutions
We design research-backed solutions that can move from analysis into implementation without losing institutional discipline.
Institutional Strengthening
We strengthen systems, capabilities, and institutional memory so progress can outlast individual projects or personalities.
Core Values
Principles, not slogans
National Ownership
Sustainable development must be rooted in Afghan capability, institutional responsibility, and local relevance.
Independence
Institutional credibility depends on independent judgment, non-political practice, and professional rigor.
National Cohesion
Progress requires people, sectors, and institutions to work in concert rather than in parallel isolation.
Women's Participation
Durable development is impossible without the full participation of women in research, planning, enterprise, and institutions.
Evidence First
Serious decisions should be grounded in data, research, and disciplined analysis rather than surface impressions.
Five Pillars
Integrated pillars for long-term progress
These pillars are designed to reinforce one another so research, planning, capacity, and systems-building produce durable institutional value.
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Applied Research & Advisory
Evidence-based research, master plans, feasibility studies, and advisory work grounded in Afghan realities.
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Policy & Strategic Planning
Realistic, phased, and implementable strategies designed for resilience, institutional credibility, and long-term usefulness.
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Capacity & Human Capital
Training, mentoring, and capacity-building that strengthen both people and the institutions they serve.
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Knowledge & Dialogue
Structured dialogue that connects local institutions, specialist networks, and international expertise around shared priorities.
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Governance & Systems
Digital tools, data standards, accountability frameworks, and institutional systems that preserve knowledge over time.
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ISRAND is not designed for short-lived advisory work. We build frameworks, programmes, and institutional tools that can hold value over time.
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Afghanistan Sovereign Fund Framework
A strategic framework for transparent, disciplined, and high-impact use of national resources and trust mechanisms.
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Qosh Tepa Canal Master Plan
An integrated framework for water management, agricultural growth, and linked economic development around the canal.
Completed
National Rail Strategy
A long-range transport and connectivity strategy positioning rail as a driver of trade, logistics, and regional integration.
Completed
E-Governance Framework
A roadmap for digitising public services to improve transparency, administrative efficiency, and accountability.
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National Energy Master Plan
A long-term framework for generation, transmission, and system integration across Afghanistan's energy landscape.
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Technical Digital Archive
A digital archive for nationally significant technical documents so institutional memory is preserved for future use.
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